Dictionary Entry
inquisition
inquisition is a 11-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 23 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
- 2noun
Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
- 3noun
The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
- 4noun
A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy.
- 5transitive verb
To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into.
- 6noun
a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
- 7noun
a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
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